大臣 dà chén ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ daai6 san4 HSK 7-9
- chancellor (of a monarchy)
- cabinet minister
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大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
臣
- 功臣 gōng chén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ gung1 san4 meritorious official
- 人臣 rén chén ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ jan4 san4 an official (in former times)
- 内臣 內臣 nèi chén ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ noi6 san4 chamberlain
- 史臣 shǐ chén ㄕˇ ㄔㄣˊ si2 san4 official in charge of public records
- 名臣 míng chén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ ming4 san4 important official or statesman (in feudal China)
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- 君臣 jūn chén ㄐㄩㄣ ㄔㄣˊ gwan1 san4 a ruler and his ministers (old)
- 奸臣 jiān chén ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ gaan1 san4 a treacherous court official
- 家臣 jiā chén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄣˊ gaa1 san4 counselor of king or feudal warlord
- 宠臣 寵臣 chǒng chén ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ cung2 san4 favored minister
- 弄臣 nòng chén ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄣˊ lung6 san4 emperor's favorite courtier
- 微臣 wēi chén ㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ mei4 san4 this small official
- 忠臣 zhōng chén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ zung1 san4 faithful official
- 文臣 wén chén ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ man4 san4 civilian court official (in former times)
- 朝臣 cháo chén ㄔㄠˊ ㄔㄣˊ ciu4 san4 court councilor
- 柄臣 bǐng chén ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ bing3 san4 powerful official
- 争臣 爭臣 zhēng chén ㄓㄥ ㄔㄣˊ zang1 san4 minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
- 臣下 chén xià ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ san4 haa6 official in feudal court
- 臣仆 臣僕 chén pú ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄨˊ san4 buk6 servant
- 臣僚 chén liáo ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ san4 liu4 court official (in former times)
- 臣妾 chén qiè ㄔㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄝˋ san4 cip3 (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
Idioms with these characters
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
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- 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
- 俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 骨鲠之臣 骨鯁之臣 gǔ gěng zhī chén ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄓ ㄔㄣˊ gwat1 gang2 zi1 san4 lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
- 乱臣贼子 亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi zǐ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ lyun6 san4 caak6 zi2 rebels and traitors (idiom)
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- 谋臣猛将 謀臣猛將 móu chén měng jiàng ㄇㄡˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ mau4 san4 maang5 zoeng3 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
- 谋臣如雨 謀臣如雨 móu chén rú yǔ ㄇㄡˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ mau4 san4 jyu4 jyu5 strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
- 谋臣武将 謀臣武將 móu chén wǔ jiàng ㄇㄡˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ mau4 san4 mou5 zoeng3 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
Example sentences
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国王 國王 受够 受夠 了 他 的 大臣 们 們 总是 總是 对 對 他 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ， 于是 於是 把 他们 他們 遣散 了 。
The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.
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